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Strong's H1696 דָבַר (dabar)

Dabar means “speak” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1696 — emmeno (“continue”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1696
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1,049
Books 36

Strong's H1696 Quick Answer

Strong's H1696 וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. dabar (daw-bar') v. 1. perhaps properly, to arrange 2. but used figuratively (of words), to speak It has 1,049 linked Bible usages across 26 books. Visible English usage signals include speak, had, but, words, and said. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
dabar (daw-bar') v. 1. perhaps properly, to arrange 2. but used figuratively (of words), to speak
Usage
1,049 linked usages
Books
26 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
speak, had, but, words, and said

High-Frequency Study Note

This is a high-frequency Hebrew Strong's entry with 1,049 indexed usages. High-frequency entries often include articles, particles, pronouns, prepositions, common verbs, or broad vocabulary. The safest study path is to use the definition as a starting point, then let the linked passages show how the word functions in grammar and context.

Study Angles

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  • Visible English usage signals include speak, had, but, words, and said, which helps scanning but does not replace the original-language entry.

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Meaning and Definition

dabar (daw-bar') v. 1. perhaps properly, to arrange 2. but used figuratively (of words), to speak 3. rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue [a primitive root] KJV: answer, appoint, bid, command, co

Original Word
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר
Morphology
TH8762

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1696. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to speak: speak

Usage: : speak/tell/command 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to speak 1c2) to promise 1d) (Pual) to be spoken 1e) (Hithpael) to speak 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight

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How Strong's H1696 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's H1696, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

speak Genesis 18:27 23× had Genesis 12:4 But Exodus 1:17 words Exodus 4:15 have Genesis 19:21 said Genesis 18:5 she Genesis 39:10 let Genesis 18:30 speaking Genesis 24:15 spoken Genesis 18:19 they Genesis 43:19 when Genesis 27:5 answered Exodus 19:19 speaketh Genesis 45:12 word Exodus 14:12

How Strong's H1696 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1,049 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
  • The current page covers Old Testament where indexed.

Strong's H1696 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1696 in the Old Testament

1,049 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 12:4 KJV

So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Genesis 16:13 KJV

And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1696.

Genesis 8:15 Old Testament, KJV
And God spake unto Noah, saying,
Genesis 12:4 Old Testament, KJV
So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
Genesis 16:13 Old Testament, KJV
And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
Genesis 17:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
Genesis 17:22 Old Testament, KJV
And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
Genesis 17:23 Old Testament, KJV
And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
Genesis 18:5 Old Testament, KJV
And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
Genesis 18:19 Old Testament, KJV
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Genesis 18:27 Old Testament, KJV
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:
Genesis 18:29 Old Testament, KJV
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
Genesis 18:30 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto him, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
Genesis 18:31 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.
Genesis 18:32 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.
Genesis 18:33 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
Genesis 19:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
Genesis 19:21 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
Genesis 20:8 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
Genesis 21:1 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
Genesis 21:2 Old Testament, KJV
For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
Genesis 23:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
Genesis 23:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
Genesis 23:13 Old Testament, KJV
And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
Genesis 23:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Genesis 24:7 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
Genesis 24:15 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
Genesis 24:30 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
Genesis 24:33 Old Testament, KJV
And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
Genesis 24:45 Old Testament, KJV
And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
Genesis 24:50 Old Testament, KJV
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
Genesis 24:51 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
Genesis 27:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
Genesis 27:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
Genesis 27:19 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Genesis 28:15 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
Genesis 29:9 Old Testament, KJV
And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them.
Genesis 31:24 Old Testament, KJV
And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
Genesis 31:29 Old Testament, KJV
It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
Genesis 32:19 Old Testament, KJV
And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him.
Genesis 34:3 Old Testament, KJV
And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
Genesis 34:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
Genesis 34:8 Old Testament, KJV
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
Genesis 34:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
Genesis 34:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
Genesis 35:13 Old Testament, KJV
And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.
Genesis 35:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
Genesis 35:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.
Genesis 37:4 Old Testament, KJV
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
Genesis 39:10 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
Genesis 39:17 Old Testament, KJV
And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
Genesis 39:19 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
Genesis 41:9 Old Testament, KJV
Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
Genesis 41:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
Genesis 41:28 Old Testament, KJV
This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
Genesis 42:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
Genesis 42:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
Genesis 42:24 Old Testament, KJV
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
Genesis 42:30 Old Testament, KJV
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
Genesis 43:19 Old Testament, KJV
And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
Genesis 44:2 Old Testament, KJV
And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
Genesis 44:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
Genesis 44:7 Old Testament, KJV
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
Genesis 44:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
Genesis 44:18 Old Testament, KJV
Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
Genesis 45:12 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
Genesis 45:15 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
Genesis 45:27 Old Testament, KJV
And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:
Genesis 49:28 Old Testament, KJV
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
Genesis 50:4 Old Testament, KJV
And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
Genesis 50:17 Old Testament, KJV
So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
Genesis 50:21 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
Exodus 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
Exodus 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
Exodus 4:12 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Exodus 4:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
Exodus 4:15 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
Exodus 4:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
Exodus 4:30 Old Testament, KJV
And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
Exodus 5:23 Old Testament, KJV
For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.
Exodus 6:2 Old Testament, KJV
And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:
Exodus 6:9 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
Exodus 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus 6:11 Old Testament, KJV
Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
Exodus 6:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?
Exodus 6:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 6:27 Old Testament, KJV
These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.
Exodus 6:28 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,
Exodus 6:29 Old Testament, KJV
That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.
Exodus 7:2 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
Exodus 7:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.
Exodus 7:9 Old Testament, KJV
When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
Exodus 7:13 Old Testament, KJV
And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
Exodus 7:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
Exodus 8:15 Old Testament, KJV
But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
Exodus 8:19 Old Testament, KJV
Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
Exodus 9:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Exodus 9:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.
Exodus 9:35 Old Testament, KJV
And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.
Exodus 10:29 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.
Exodus 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver and jewels of gold.
Exodus 12:3 Old Testament, KJV
Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
Exodus 12:25 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
Exodus 12:31 Old Testament, KJV
And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.
Exodus 12:32 Old Testament, KJV
Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.
Exodus 13:1 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus 14:1 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus 14:2 Old Testament, KJV
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.
Exodus 14:12 Old Testament, KJV
Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
Exodus 14:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
Exodus 16:10 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
Exodus 16:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus 16:12 Old Testament, KJV
I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.
Exodus 16:23 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
Exodus 19:6 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Exodus 19:8 Old Testament, KJV
And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.
Exodus 19:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.
Exodus 19:19 Old Testament, KJV
And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
Exodus 20:1 Old Testament, KJV
And God spake all these words, saying,
Exodus 20:19 Old Testament, KJV
And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Exodus 20:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
Exodus 23:22 Old Testament, KJV
But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

All Indexed Usage Links

Showing the first 1,000 indexed links because this Strong's number is unusually frequent.

Genesis 70 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 79 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 66 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 111 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 63 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 29 usages, Old Testament
Judges 27 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 38 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 32 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 67 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 43 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 9 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 29 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Esther 6 usages, Old Testament
Job 35 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 54 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 10 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 5 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 46 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 103 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 63 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 16 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H1696 FAQ

What does dabar (דָבַר) mean?

Dabar (Strong's H1696) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "speak". dabar (daw-bar') v. 1. perhaps properly, to arrange 2. but used figuratively (of words), to speak

How many times is dabar (דָבַר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1,049 linked usages for Strong's H1696 across 26 books.

Where can I study dabar (דָבַר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1696 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate dabar (דָבַר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as speak, had, but, words, said, and have. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.